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THE EXAMINER, SAN FRANCISCO: WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9, 1895. 11 THE NEWS FROM OAKLAND AND AL ALAMEDA. CLERGY IN ANNUAL CONFERENCE. Gathering in Berkeley of Delegates From the Central Asscciation of the State. FORTY CHURCHES ARE REPRESENTED.

Many Reports to Be Submitted Concerning the Work of the Denomination in Various Directions. BERKELEY, October fifteenth annual session of the Central Baptist Association of California was opened afterin Berkeley Baptist Church on noon Dwight way. This session will continue until Thursday evening, inclusive. The association embraces in its membership the Baptist churches of Alameda, Auburn, Berkeley, Ceres, Oakland, Penryn, Reno, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Pab1o, Stockton, Sonora, Temple Grove and Wheatland, thirty-eight in all. The convention opened at 2 o'clock, Rev.

C. M. Hill presiding and C. F. Norris acting as clerk.

These were, with the addition of George W. Frazer, subsequently reported by the Committee on Nominations as permanent ofcers, and they were voted inte office." The programme provided for the delivery of the annual sermon by the Rey. A. M. Russell of the Hamilton-square Church of San Francisco at 2:30, but the attendance at that hour was small, and the sermon was deferred and the regular business of the session.

proceeded. There were no new churches to be received. The Moderator named necessary committees. This, with the annual sermon, comprised all the matters regularly provided for on the profor the afternoon. Among the atgramme tendants as delegates were two Chinese.

In the interim before the hour set for the delivery of the annual sermon by the Rev. Mr. Russell there were devotional exercises and singing. Several clergymen also made remarks, among them being the Rev. C.

H. of Ashland, and the Rev. Mr. Daniels. Two somewhat striking incidents occurred.

The Rev. Mr. Russell called attention to the murder of Mr. Putnam, a member of the Baptist church at Willows, and prayers were offered for his widow and child and also for the murderer and his wife and child. The Rev.

Mr. Daniels of Auburn told of the progress of woman in Auburn, where all the money for a new church was raised by women, and the Building Committee consists exclusively of women. Prior to the annual sermon prayer was offered by the Rev. George W. Black of Wheatland, Oregon.

The Rev. Mr. Russell took as his text the twelfth and thirteenth verses of the fortyeighth psalm. He made some preliminary remarks in which he alluded to the small attendance, and it with the crowds which attend amusements. "God compared works with minorities and not with majorities." he said hopefully, in conclusion of this part of his talk.

This evening a praise service took place at 7 o'clock, which was followed by a report on State missions by the Rev. Mr. Labourette. with an address by the Rev. A.

Sjolander and a report on home missions with an address by the Rev. Robert Whitaker. The programme for the remainder of the session embraces reports of the A. B. P.

Society by Professor LA D. Inskeep and discussion the Rev. N. F. Hoyt: report on Sabbath and temperance by Judge L.

Elliott and an address by the Rev. W. T. Jordan; report on publications by Mrs. T.

Sunderland and discussion by the S. B. Morse, D. meeting of the Woman's Baptist Foreign Mission Society, address by Graves of China; meeting of the Woman's Baptist Home Mission Society: doctrinal sermon by the Rev. J.

H. Reides: report on the state of religion in the churches, with an address by the Rev. C. H. Hobart.

These events are on the programme for to-morrow. Thursday there will be a report on Chinese missions by Miss M. T. Ames and discussion by the Rev. W.

H. Labourette: report on Sunday schools by Miss Ella Berger. with discussion by the Rev. J. George Gibson of the Emmanuel Baptist Church of San Francisco: report on foreign missions by Miss F.

J. Ford, with address by the Rev. H. Graves, D. of China, and discussion by the Rev.

Ray Palmer: report on work among young people, and an address by the Rev. M. P. Boynton. Devotional exercises and business are interspersed among these stated events.

The last service will take place Thursday evening. THE M'KUSICK ESTATE. Matters in Connection With the Adminis! tration of the Property Heard by Judge Frick. OAKLAND. October -Uncle Billy Carr was on the witness stand in Judge Friek's court to-day its connection with the estate of his old friend, H.

J. McKusick, who was formerly Superintendent of the United States Railway Mail Service for the Pacific Coast Department. The eldest daughter of McKusick is now married, and Supervisor J. E. Johuston is the guardian of the two minor daughters.

To-day the affairs of the estate were before Judge Frick on a petition to set aside a homestead, and application for distribution of the estate and an opposition to some disbursements by the executors. Uncle Billy Carr told Judge Frick how he bad taken a great interest in caring for property left by his old friend. Portions of the insurance money he had paid out to clothe Mrs. Crique, a sister of the deceased. She was left $1,000 by the will of Mr.

McKusick, but the attorneys for the other heirs claim that the insurance money was exempt, and could not be expended as the executors had reported to the Court. there is no law for the expenditure I will repay it," exclaimed Uncle Billy Carr. "I know how Mr. McKusick desired his property, disposed infirm of. lady, Mrs.

wore Crique, herself who out is nursing her brother. I bave taken a great interest in caring for Mr. McKusick's estate and I should not like to see the property sacrificed. If the homestead could be sold and the proceeds put out at interest the children would have something to live upon." Judge Frick decided that all the expenditures made by Executors Carr and Spaulding were proper charges against the insurance money except $424, which will have to be paid by the estate at large. "A BILL OF PEACE." That Is What They Call the Action to Test the Seventh- Street Railway Fare Collection.

OAKLAND, October G. Buswell is the nominal plaintiff in a suit commenced to-day in behalf of property -owners against the Southern Pacific Company to test the right of the railroad company to collect fares for transportation of passengers between stations in Oakland. The form of action is technically known ca "a bill of peace." The complaint takes the ground that under the State Constitution a railroads are common carriers, cannot lawfully refuse to carry passengers, and that any railaccepting a franchise from a municipality is bound to give a consideration in exchange, in this case the trans of passengers free from one station to another. It is shown that when the city granted right of way in November, 1861, to the railroad- it was covenanted in the ordinance that all persons should be carried free between stations. GRAND JURY ATTACKED.

County Auditor Myron A. Whidden Says That He Was Compelled to Testify Azainst Himself. OAKLAND, October Auditor Myron A. Whidden appeared with his attorneys A. A.

Moore and George de Golia, before Judge Frick to-day and asked that the indictment found by the Grand Jury against in connection with the Tax Office set aside. frauden, The motion will be- heard on the 19th instant, when the Auditor's attorneys will urge that the indictment was not found nor indorsed and presented as prescribed in the Penal Code. It is also proposed to attack the proceedings of the Grand Jury. Whidden's attorneys will have every member of the Grand jury in court to explain how the indictment was found. They claim that when the indictment was under consideration persons were present in the Grand Jury room other than those permitted to be present under Section 925 of the Penal Code.

Whidden's attorneys will also attack the validity of the Grand Jury's proceedings on the ground that he was compelled to testify before them as to certain acts in connection with the Tax Office frauds, but was not informed that any criminal charge was pending against him. Whidden's name appears among the names of witnesses examined by the Grand Jury, and is attached affidavit indictment. Sarah Whidden, mother of the Auditor, has caused to be filed in the County Recorder's office a revocation of her power of attorney, which Auditor Whidden held when the taxes on her property were withheld for several months after being marked "paid" on the -rolls. More Shortages. OAKLAND, October A.

Dewing has been at work upon the books of the Mountain View Cemetery Association for over a week to see there are any shortages beyond those that were discovered in the account of the Perpetual Care Fund. He has alfound several small shortages in the accounts of the defaulting Secretary, Edward P. Outram. These small stealings are found all through the accounts, and are growing as they run backward. When the books shall have been thoroughly experted the total will probably amount to considerable.

The matter of dealing with Outram will be left in the hands of the Surety Company, which guaranteed Mr. Outram's bond. To Enjoin a Brewery. OAKLAND, Otober Carrie Russell of Haywards and her sons Thomas and Frederick Russell have declared war against a brewery which sewers into the San Lorenzo creek, near their land. Mrs.

Russell is the widow of the late Joel Russell, once Prohibitionist candidate for Governor. The entire Russell family are ardent Prohibitionists, and the brewery, conducted by Butt Booken just across the street from the Russell domain in Haywards, has long been an eyesore to the Russells. To-day a suit was commenced by Mrs. Russell and her sons against Peter Butt and John Booken to perpetually restrain them from draining brewery sewage into the creek. Selling the OAKLAND.

October tangled affairs of the "Morning Times" will be partially straightened out on Friday, when all that is left of the corporation will be sold to satisfy the claims of Prank McLean and John Delahanty, two reporters. The expenses have thus far amounted to $144. As the title to the plant has passed uncontested to C. L. Maxwell there seems to be but little upon which the two reporters can levy.

WHIDDEN HAS APPEALED The Tax Case Will Be at Once Taken Up to the Supreme Court. Tax Collector Barber Says He Will Recogn ze Dalton's Figures Unless Judge Ellsworth Is Reversed. Oakland Office of "The Examiner," 918 Broadway, October 8. The notice of the appeal of the DaltonBuswell suit over the tax levy was served this morning and the work of sending the case up to the Supreme Court will be commenced at once. The notice of the appeal was served upon W.

R. Davis, the attorney for Dalton and Buswell, before that gentleman was out of bed this morning. There has been as much haste about the appeal as there was delay on the part of the Supervisors in regard to the original case. There are some peculiarities about this appeal which are decidedly political. The original suit in the Superior Court was brought by Buswell against the Board of Supervisors and Auditor Whidden.

The decision of the Superior Court was against the Board of Supervisors and did not affect the official actions of the Auditor, so that he was practically left out of it save for the fact that his name stood upon the documents in the case. But the appeal which was taken en this morning was instituted by Whidden alone. The Board of Supervisors figure in it at all. The Solid Four of the Board of Supervisors have become very unhappy the unpleasant way in which their names bave been mentioned in connection with the cuts which they made in the corporation assessments and with the way in which they are said to have defended the corporations. Supervisors Church, Johuston.

Bailey and Talcott. who formed the Solid Four, are now trying to get in out of the political wet. They are doing everything to keep their names away from the public in connection with the tax reductions. That is one of the ways in which they hope to let the matter die out. They are pushing Myron Whidden into the open.

it, is contended. and are hiding in the brush themselves, for they have further political ambitions. Whidden, who has nothing to do with the manipulation of the tax levy, will be forward as the one who is carrying the suit, to protect the corporations, up to Supreme Court. The appeal will probably be burried. for it is an important matter affecting public funds.

The Supreme Court has always given such matters an early consideration. It is a matter that affects several counties in the State. Mr. Buswell early this morning served a notice upon Tax Collector Barber, notifying him of the decision of Judge Ellsworth and warning bim at his peril to accept any taxes unless based upon the original Dalton assessment figures. "I shall recognize the decision of Judge Emsworth unless it is reversed by the Supreme Court." said Tax Collector Barber today.

shall receive no taxes unless they are based upon the original assessment figures, unless the parties offering the taxes will file a stipulation and give me a guarantee that they will pay the difference between the Board of Supervisors' figures and the original figures in case the Supreme Court sustains Judge Ellsworth's No tenders of taxes were made yesterday. BOTH HAVE WEDDED YOUTHFUL BRIDES, Joe Dieves, the Famous Sport, and His Son Charles, Surprise Their Friends. ONE MADE RUNAWAY MATCH: The Sire Wins Fairest Belle, the Son Elopes With an Oakland Maiden. Oakland Office of "The 918 Broadwar. OAKLAND.

October 8. Joseph Dieves, the prince of sports of Alameda county, was married this afternoon at 4 o'clock to Miss Lettie Plitt in the parlors of the Plittsville, Hotel, on the San do, Charley, is to get your girl and get out of town," remarked the old man. do not want you at my wedding under the circumstances." Young Dieves told his father that he would beat him out in the marriage line. The old man told him that he guessed not. as his wedding was set for 4 o'clock.

"I'll beat you out, Charley," said the old man when he parted from his son. But young Dieves was up bright and early this morning. He was bound to get ahead of his father. The young lady was willing and so at noon they were married. Mrs.

Roff was very much disturbed about the matter this afternoon. "I did not hear a word about the marriage," said she to an "Examiner" reporter. "In fact I have not yet been informed of my daughter's marriage. Last night she was very, ill and I remained up and nursed her. This morning at 11 o'clock she left the house informing me that she was going to call on a friend.

Since that time I have not seen or heard from her. Mr. Roff has opposed the marriage all along and I know this thing will be a great shock to him. He did not have the least idea that our daughter would run away. The girl is twenty-one years old, however, and she has a right to marry.

am sorry, however, that she has taken this Leandro road. Only the relatives and a course brought sorrow into the family. and Joe Dieves has been a friend of our family Mrs. Joseph P. Dieves.

few friends of the contracting parties were present at the ceremony. The marriage of the "dead game" sport of the San Leandro road to the daughter of the Duke of Plittsville was a complete surprise, as the engagement had been kept very quiet. Dieves is -eight years old and his bride is in her twenty-second year. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J.

K. Akerly of this city. It was twentyseven years ago this month that Dr. Akerly married Dieves to his Arst wife. The latter died a little over a year ago.

Dr. Akerly officiated at her funeral. and also at the funerals of Dieves' father and mother. The preacher also officiated when Miss Dieves was married some time ago. The Prince of the San Leandro road was in high glee to-day.

Congratulations were showered upon him all along the road. Dieves is known as the pioneer of the county road. As the proprietor of the ThreeMile House he has met and entertained many of the prominent sports of the country. He was one of the first in the State to give Peter Jackson financial backing. He assisted in bringing the pugilist to the front as a fighter.

Dieves did not lose anything on account of his friendship with Jackson. In his betting he always managed to get in on right side, and many tales were told of the gold he gathered in by backing the colored pugilist. He has been the recipient of many presents from Jackson. The little cottage adjoining the ThreeMile House on the road will now have a new matron. Dieves has furnished the bome in tine style.

His married daughter has retired from the bome in order that she may not. in any way bother her young stepmother. The bridegroom does not bave to hustle for business any more. The electric cars have robbed the famous resort of much trade, for the reason that the sporting gentlemen who used to find pleasure in a quiet time on the road now consider the place a little too public. Dieves is a capitalist.

By the death of his mother he secured property valued at $60.000. Mrs. Surrbyne, bis sister, was also given $60.000. She now manages the entire estate, collects the rents and gives ber brother his share every month. After the wedding this afternoon Dieves received a number of his old -time friends and entertained them in royal style.

THE SON ELOPES. Charles I. Dieves ard Miss Irene Rott of Oakland Make a Runaway Match OAKLAND. October I. Dieves.

son of Joseph Dieves, the prince of sports of Alameda county, eloped this morning with Miss Irene Roff. daughter of Harry Roff, well-known insurance man of this city, The marriage license, was secured at 11 o'clock to-day and at noon the runaway couple were niarried at the bome of the Rev. Father Akerly. pastor of St. John's Episcopal Church.

None of the relatives of the contracting parties were at the wedding. Miss Roff did not give her parents the least intimation that she was going to marry. Charles Dieves, however, had informed his father that he was going to be married and announced that would be compelled to run away with his bride. He has been courting Miss Roff for several months. Finally he asked her father's permission, which was refused.

Mr. Roff went to Sacramento on a business trip yesterday. The young couple saw an excellent chance to outwit the stern parent. Last evening all arrangements were completed for the elopement to-day. During the night Miss Roff was taken ill and her mother nursed her until an early hour this morning.

At 11 o'clock she left her home telling her mother that she was going out for a walk and would visit a friend before she returned. In the mean time Charles Dieves had been trying to persuade his. father to allow a double "The best thing you can ONE CULPRIT SAID TO BE A SENIOR. Su pected of Having Stolen Books From the braiy of the University. NAVES OF ACCUSED MEN WITHHELD.

S'udent Committee Was Appointed Yesterday -Will Have a Meeting To. Dry--To Sit as a Jury. BERKELEY, October committee of of the Associated Students of the University California, selected for the purpose of taking action in behalf of the student body, concerning the thieves who have been steal ing books on a large scale during the past year from the University library, was named to-day. The committee has power to sit as a jury. The majority is composed of journalists, which seems to be a tribute to the impartiality of the The members are: W.

N. Friend, President of the Associated Students, '96; McCulloch and Flaherty of the editorial staff of "The Occident," '96; Dam, '96, a correspondent of a city daily; Hirst, '96. The committee are all seniors, which fact will be perceived to have significance. It is whispered around the University to-night that one of the men who is considered by the Faculty to be a culprit is a senior and one of the most popular inen in the University. Some odd complications are arising.

There are members of the Faculty who express doubt whether the committee, considering the popularity of this man, will like to act. Curiosity is on edge. Students say openly that they would not like to act in condemnation of a fellow student, especially when such action is likely to result in the expulsion of the criminal from the University. At the same time they say that they expect the five members of the committee of Associated Students to do their duty without flinching. The greatest care is being taken to keep the names of the persons accused by the Faculty out of the newspapers.

To-night a doubt is expressed whether the Faculty will, after all, give over the name of any accused student the committee without further inquiry. One student has been known to take several books from the room of a fellow student and return them to the University Library, but this was done with so much care that the name of the guilty party in this case was not known. It may be that the Faculty will act finally on their own behalf, leaving the committee in the more pleasing power of and not. executioners, if the guilt is proved. The of many students is that the committee would prefer this if it is consistent with the terms of their appointment.

The committee will sit to-morrow for the first time and will immediately proceed to business. Alameda Miners' Meeting. OAKLAND. October Alameda county branch of the California Miners' Association is to meet in the City Council Chambers to-morrow night to elect delegates to the Miners' State Convention, which convenes next Monday. Board of Pablte Works.

OAKLAND, October Board of Public Works adopted a resolution to-night. requiring City Engineer Wilson to make an inventory of all maps, field notes and other city property in his office. Bought Into the Telegram." ALAMEDA, October C. Tyrrell of Grass Valley has purchased a half Interest in the "Thelegram." Mr. Tyrrell will assume business inanagement.

Stuart Acquitted. OAKLAND, October C. Stuart was acquitted to-night on a charge of mutilating a public record. He was accused of changing his name on a marriage license. MORE SPACE FOR MAILS.

Postmaster McCoppin Wants Room in the Union Depot Station WI.I Be the Great Dis'ributing Point of the City--Boxes on Street Cars Postmaster Frank MeCoppin was at the meeting of the Board of Harbor Commissioners yesterday alternoon and asked that more space be devoted to Station D. in the Union Ferry Depot. According to the plans and specifications as they now stand, only 25 by 96 feet is allowed for the branch postoffice. is a great mistake." I think. said Postmaster McCoppin, in urging his request.

is going to be one of the greatest distributing points the city. outside of the main office. We have a very large route now from the ferry, and when all the ferry and railroad offices are included. the amount of mail matter handled at the foot of Market street will be something tremendous." "Isn't the allotted space a pretty good asked the Chairman of the board. "It is for present needs," replied Mr.

MeCoppin. "and it might answer the purposes for which it is intended for years to come. But then the Union Ferry Depot is to stand there for all time to come and the business of the office will be increasing all the time, as the city grows. I will tell you why. Not.

only is this office to be used for the accommodation of the people in its immediate vicinity, but for the geueral public. "In the East the street cars are provided with letter boxes, into which a passenger can drop his mail. The latter is carried to the boat or train. and thereby quick dispatch is given. Why can we not do that here? I have hopes of seeing the thing accomplished.

We can station a man at the ferry to empty the boxes as the cars conte along. and thereby great time can be saved to the merchants and others, and time, you know, is everything." The board was very favorably impressed with the Postmaster's argument and took the matter under consideration. AN OLD QUESTION AGAIN. The Chamber of Invite a Debate to Suggest Legislation in Can. gress for the Cinal.

All of the members were present yesterday at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Very little business was transacted, however. and the meeting adjourned early. Resolutions of regret were adopted for the death of Ira P. Rankin, who was at one time President of the Chamber.

On motion of Captain Merry, the following resolution was also adopted: Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce, through its Trustees. Invite the California delegation in Congress, and such other gentlemen as may be deemed advisable, to meet the Chamber of Commerce, the industrial, scientitic and commercial associations of San Francisco and vicinity to consider the necessary legislation in the Fifty -fourth Congress relating to the construction of the Nicaragua canal under the control of the Government. At the next meeting of the Chamber the resolution will be taken up, and it is expected that the date and place of the proposed meeting will then be named. Secretary Clement hopes to receive lettrs from scientific and industrial bodies, giving ideas for a meeting. A BIG REWARD.

Here Is an Easy Way to Get a Thou sand Doil rs for Nothing. Watch for next Sunday's "Examiner." The paper of that day may make a difference of $1,000 in your fortune. The last. of the series of three coupons will be published upon that day, and you have to have all three coupons before you are entitled to guess at the number of words that will contained in of Sunday, October 20th. This fact has been published, but envelopes continue to arrive at "The Examiner' office containing one or two of the coupons, so it is necessary to repeat often.

The guesses that have been sent in so far will, of course, have to be thrown out of the competition altogether. When it comes to considering the guesses the clerks will have no time or opportunity to run through all the mail and find out if Smith or Jones or Robinson has already sent in one or two of the coupons. No guess will be considered that is not accompanied by all three of the all-important slips of paper. Just to make it certain that there shall be no misunderstanding a summary of the ditions of the competition is published herewith. will pay $1,000 to the person making the best, guess of the number of words that will be contained in the Sunday of October 20th.

The number of words will be held to embrace every word in the thirty-two page paper of that day, including the title, page headings, head lines, advertisements, and everything which can by the most liberal construction be deemed 8 word. Every abbreviation and figure will be counted as a word. Only one guess may be made by each contestant. Send or hand in your guess in envelopes addressed "Word Contest Editor, Business Office of 'The San Francisco. The method the competition is this: In Sunday's issue of September 29th appeared a coupon: a second coupon was published on Sunday, October 6th, and a third will be published on Sunday, October 13th.

The entire series of three coupons must be signed and sent in with the estimate. But one estimate will be permitted on the three coupons. No estimate will be considered unless accompanied by all three coupons. No estimate will be considered that is not at Examiner" business office before midnight of Oetober 18th. No employee of "'The Examiner" will be permitted to compete.

WILMERDING SCHOOL. Meeting of the Conference Committee to Select a Site. Mayer Sutro to Be Interviewed Regarding His Offer to Donate Land to Secure the School for This City. CAN The conference of the committee on the Wilmerding School site was held yesterday morning at the rooms of the Mechanics' Institute. The following members were present: Colonel E.

A. Denicke and Mr. Grove P. Ayers for the Mechanics' Institute: A1 Bouvier and David Rich for the Half-Million Club; H. D.

Keil, William Doxey, J. T. Terry and J. R. Freud for the Merchants' Association.

The meeting was organized by the election of Al Bouvier as Chairman and J. R. Freud as Secretary. The object of the meeting was stated by Chairman Bouvier in a few words. He said that the main object was to secure the location of the Wilmerding School in the city of San Francisco.

After some discussion a resolution was unanimously adopted that the Secretary prepare suiaable preamble and resolutions, stating that it is the sense of the various organizations represented that the site of the proposed Wilmerding School be in the city of San Francisco; furthermore that the resolutions set forth the strongest arguments favor of its location in this city. It was also unanimously resolved that an official copy of these resolutions be sent to the Secretary of the Board of Regents for presentation to that body at its next meeting: also that a copy of these resolutions be forwarded as soon as possible to each member of the Board of Regents, both regular members and ex-officio. On motion of Mr. Rich and seconded by Mr. Keil a tee was unanimously chosen.

consisting of member of each of the three organizations represented. From the Mechanics' Institute Colonel E. A. Denicke was chosen: from the HalfMillion Club, H. J.

Crocker, aud from the Merchants' Association, Hugo D. Keil. The Secretary of the meeting to be the Secretary of this sub-committee. The province of this sub-committee is to ascertain what sites may be offered for the Wilmerding School in this city, and to urge upon publicspirited citizens the opportunity afforded them in offering suitable sites. This committee will also appoint a time with Mayor Sutro for an interview upon this subject, as has been stated that he would site for the Wilmerding School.

as he has already given to the Affiliated Colleges, provided he was asked to do so. This committee will also have the duty of submitting a proper presentation these sites when collected to the Board of Regents, and endeavor by every possible argument and means to impress upon the Board of Regents the advisability and desirability of selecting a site for the Wilmerding School in the city of San Francisco. TAXES ARE NOW DUE. The Opening Day a Busy One Under the High Levy- -Thirty-Five Assistant Clerks Appointed. A large number of people made application at the tax office yesterday for their bills under the new tax levy.

The Tax Collector and his deputies declare they never had so many applicants on an opening day. Thirty-five clerks have been appointed. one from each Assembly district. to help out in the expected rush. do not think we will have any trouble over the proposed new said Tax Collector Block.

"If the taxes are lowered we will have to make a general reduction of the figures on the present basis. Of course if people pay the high tax levy and it is subsequently lowered a special law will have to be passed in order to: legally refund the difference." Ask the Executris's Removal. The creditors of estate of Albert Washburn, who before here death was a wealthy planing-mill proprietor. have petitioned to have the executrix removed. They say the estate has not been properly -managed, else there would be enough to pay them.

The executrix, who is the widow of Washburn, is serving without donds. Cut Government Timber. I. C. Sampson has been arrested for timber on Government land near Westport.

charged with cutting sixteen redwood trees, valued at $8 each. He was brought to the city yesterday and placed in the County Jail. IN BAD CONDITION. Health Inspectors Take Exception to the Condition of Many Slaughter- Houses in the Potrero District. During the past few weeks many protests have been filed with the Board of Health complaining of the condition of streets in the outlying districts.

In nearly every instance an investigation bore out the objections of the complainants. The assistant Inspectors have been ordered to make a careful inspection of the Potrero and Butchertown and report as soon as possible. Last week a complaint was filed against Manchester street between Twenty-sixth' and Twentyy-seventh. It was stated that the street was without a sewer and the back yards of the residents and the public thoroughfare were constantly used as dumping grounds. inspector was being, sent out to investigate the matter.

He has reported to Dr. Lovelace and advises that the street be condemned as soon as possible. Health Inspector A. B. Kinnie has partially completed his inspection of the Fifth District, which includes the Potrero and Butchertown.

The result of his investigathe Health will be asked to take tion Bardeen reported to Dr. Lovelace and action on the matter at the next meeting. So far only the slaughter and stables have been examined. Later an inspection of the sewerage system of the district will be made. In his report the inspector takes exception to the method of conducting the slaughter -houses and deplores the negligence of the butchers in failing to properly clean their Estate of Augustus Starr.

The Grand Army of the Republic will not get the estate of Augustus Starr. Starr served in the war. When he died there was found in an old memorandum bonk this writinz: I enneything should happen to me please give all bare to the G. A. R.

is my wish. AUs GUSTUS C. Mason Kinne offer the memorandum book for probate as the will. but yesterday Judge Slack denied the probate. While clearly testamentary, said the objec.

tion that it is not dated is fatal. 33 Code quires a dato. BEAUTY IS POWER. Perfection of Form, Feature, and Mind Render Women All-powerful. TO OUR LADY READERS.) Yet blended with those perfections must be perfect health.

Women are today stronger in their character, better in their nature, truer in their love, warmer in their affections, than they ever were. But most women do not know themselves; and often when their influence is doing the most good, break down. They drift gradually and unconsciously into that tempestuous sea of woman's diseases. Then they should remember that Lydia E. Pinkham's VegetableCompound restores natural cheerfulness, destroys despondency, cures the great forerunner of serious womb trouble, --re.

for years. I believe he did not oppose the marriage." The Alameda Tar Levy. ALAMEDA, October lobby of the Council chambers was crowded by citizens this evening, anxious to learn what tax levy the City Trustees would make for the ensuyear. Trustee Fletter offered a resolution. which each was $100.

adopted, making the on divided among the different funds as follows: General, 60 15 cents: High School. 7 Library. cents; Street. 17.56 cents: General, School. 6.34 cents: Bonds.

16.10 cents. This is the highest municipal tax levy ever made in Alameda and makes the total State, county and city tax $2 40 on each $100. Columbus Bartlett questioned the legality of the tax for the public library, and intimated that its legality may be tested in the courts. To Help the Poor. ALAMEDA, October -An auxiliary to St.

Agnes Guild of Christ Episcopal Church has been organized in this city. The new society will Guild in its charitable work. The officers of the auxiliary are: President. Miss Ethel Brown: Vice-President, Miss Dora Benson: Secretary, Miss Treasurer, Miss Maud Russell: Directress, Mrs. M.

P. Wiggin. The other members are: Miss Clay, Miss Mason, Miss O'Keefe, Miss Wiggin, Miss L. Deas, Miss Roberta Clay, Miss Annie Deas, Miss Edna Booth. Miss McCormick.

Miss Emily Mason, Miss Mamie Gibbons, Miss Pennoyer, Marie Victors, Miss Muriel Russell. Miss Grace Alexander and Miss Goldie Benson. Anstained the Veto. OAKLAND. October 8.

-Mayor Davie's veto of the $1.18 tax levy ordinance was presented to the City Council to-night. The non-partisans had one vote less than enough to pass the ordinance over the Mayor's veto, Councilmen Bassett, Brosnahan, Heitman and Watkinson sustaining the veto. Heitman then introduced an ordinance fixing the tax levy at $1. It was referred to the Finance, Committee. and the Council agreed to meet Thursday night to pass it to Four members--Mott.

Buckland, Capell: and and pass, the Manuel--refused ordinance to to print the at ouce. Young Men'. Institnte. ALAMEDA, October members of Caifornia Council, No. 24, Y.

M. 1.. will visit Haywards on Saturday evening, October 19th. for the purpose of congratulating the Haywards Council on securing the meeting of the next Grand Council to that town. The affair will be entirely informal.

The members of Alameda Council will be conreyed to Haywards in buses and will be accompanied by their lady friends. A reception will be tendered the visitors in Native Sons' Hali, after which there will be a dauce. Pacer Sentenced. OAKLAND. October S.

-William Butts. better known as "Billy the Pacer," was sentenced to-day by Judge Ogden to twenty years' imprisonment in San Quentin. He was convicted of manslaughter twice- for killing William, Green and W. A. Beeneyboth homicides occurring on October 1, He got ten years in each case.

Working for Delay. OAKLAND. October Oakland Water Front Company to-day served the attorneys for the city with a notice of their intention to move for a new trial in the suit that has just been decided by Judge Ogden. This but one method of delaying the suit, for they could have taken the original up to the Supreme Court without moving for a new trial. Board of Education.

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